Dekaney High School Sports Medicine

Chapter One

History and Background

• What is "sports medicine?" Athletic Training?• History of Athletic Training / NATA• Other Sports Medicine Organizations• NATA / SWATA / AATA• Sources of information on sportsmedicine

NATA History

• First Meeting was in 1950 in Kansas City.• Bobby Gunn was the first NATA President

(Houston Native)• Otho Davis, was the Executive Director that

was instrumental in the growth of the NATA and the profession of athletic training.

Licensure

The Sports Medicine Team

• Athletic Trainer– Role and Responsibilities (Role Delineation)– prevention of athletic injuries– recognition, evaluation, and assessment– immediate care of injuries– treatment, rehabilitation, and reconditioning– health care administration– professional development and responsibility

Athletic Trainer

• Professional Requirements:• Differ from State to State• NATA for becoming a Certified Athletic

Trainer

The Athletic Trainer - Personal Qualities

• Stamina• Adaptability• Empathy• Humor• Communication• Intellectual Curiosity• Ethical Practice

The Team Physician

• Supervisor and Advisor of ATC• Compiling Medical Histories• Diagnosing Injury• Disqualification• Attend Practice/Game• Commit to the sport & the athletes

Other Sports Medicine Support Persons

• School Nurses• EMT’s• Physical Therapist• Physician Assistants• Dentist• Social Worker• Nutritionist

Employment Settings for the Athletic Trainer

• Public and Private Schools• Professional Teams• Sports Medicine Clinics: The Clinic ATC• Industrial Setting• Hospitals• Health and Fitness Centers• Future Direction?

Professional Preparation of the Athletic Trainer

• Professional Preparation• NATA - National Athletic Trainers’ Association• CAAHEP– Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health

Education Programs

NATA Certification

• anatomy• physiology• psychology• modalities• first aid• nutrition• prevention and treatment of injuries

Continuing Education Units

• CEUs are gained with several methods• Conventions• Speaking• First Aid / CPR Card• NATA Journal of Athletic Training Test

The NATABOC Exam

• Three Parts of Exam• Must meet basic requirements to sit for exam• Three Parts to the Exam– Oral– Written– Written Simulation

State Licensure• Each State is Different• Some States STILL do not have Licensure• The fist state to have licensure was Texas, in 1971• Certification is through the NATABOC, and is a

national certification• Some states require certification to be licensed,

although Texas does not.• Research the laws where you might want to work